Q: How much theoretical physics can you condense into a 5-minute Ignite talk? A: A surprising amount! Enlighten us, but make it quick! You know the Ignite format? Five minutes, and 20 slides. That’s not much time, and rather a lot of slides. Yet it is proving to be a popular evening’s entertainment at Dublin’s [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Symmetry, antimatter and the LHC
Posted in Communicating science, tagged Communicating science, communication skills on March 30, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Ada Lovelace & keeping our WITS about us
Posted in Science and society, Women and science, tagged Science and society, women science on March 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
March 24, 2010 –: when we honour Ada Lovelace, the ‘enchantress of numbers’ and the world’s first programmer. This year’s Ada Lovelace day (ALD10) – when bloggers celebrate women in technology and science — falls in the week when Ireland’s national broadcaster began looking for the “greatest Irish person ever” . . . with not [...]
Let’s put a scientist on RTE’s list of ‘greatest Irish’ people
Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Vote now, and help to put a scientist on RTE’s list of the greatest Irish people ever. If you’ve been following the story so far, you’ll know that the short-list of 40 candidates includes three people associated with Boyzone, only three women, and not one scientist or engineer — for what promises to be a [...]
No scientists on RTE’s greatest Irish shortlist??
Posted in Science and society, Women and science, tagged Science and society, women science on March 22, 2010 | 26 Comments »
Care to join me in organising a poll of the greatest Irish scientist? And let’s try and get a scientist on to RTE’s list for the greatest ever Irish person. RTE is asking us to vote for the greatest Irish person from a shortlist of 40 people. The top five will then each become the [...]
What has Ireland done for the world?
Posted in Uncategorized on March 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Did you know that the Irish invented Shamrock, put a man on the moon, changed the face of modern warfare and electrified the world? What Ireland has done for the world, is the topic for the Big Ideas discussion, as part of the St Patrick’s festival (tonight). Against a panel of writers, musicians, politicians and [...]
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